Wellness Wednesday | Ending the stigma: Mental Health Awareness Month
May 07, 2024 | By: Scot FleshmanMental health is a term that encompasses many conditions. Here are some common symptoms and treatment options.
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Grant helps Rotary continue its Little Food Pantry program
Apr 30, 2024 | By: Jill DabbsThe Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Little Food Pantry Project embarks on its fourth year providing emergency food, thanks in part to a matching grant from Rotary International District 5020. The grant provided $3,000 to purchase food to supplement donation and fundraising efforts. Beginning early 2021 with just two pantries, the project has grown
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911 meets 988 at emergency call center serving Gig Harbor area
Apr 29, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonAs the largest 911 call center in Washington, a growing number of the nearly 1 million calls South Sound 911 handles annually involve someone experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis. Aiming to better support these callers, the emergency call center launched a first-of-its-kind model that will bring counselors from the state’s 988 mental health
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Making the case for a new approach to substance-use treatment
Apr 24, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonFor decades, research into substance use treatment has found that a rigid focus on abstinence-only models has caused just a small fraction of those in need to seek treatment. But as the opioid epidemic surges in Kitsap and across the country, Wayne Swanson, director of Subacute Recovery Services at Kitsap Mental Health Services, says providers
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PenMet creating Peninsula Gardens master plan
Apr 23, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet Parks enlisted help in determining the future of its Peninsula Gardens property. PenMet commissioners at their April 16 meeting hired AHBL, Inc. of Tacoma to help staff and the public produce a master plan for the former nursery. The contract pays up to $139,000 for work through the end of the year, according to
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Wellness Wednesday | How to manage stress in a healthy way
Apr 10, 2024 | By: Scot FleshmanNot many things in life can be guaranteed. Except for death, taxes, and stress! While each person may experience stress differently, it’s usually defined as a feeling of “physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension.” There is no limit to how frequently stress may occur, and for some, even a brief stressful encounter can have
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Feasibility studies recommend contiguous recreation, senior, aquatics centers
Mar 21, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet also advanced a master plan for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve to the final design phase.
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Wellness Wednesday | Heart health awareness: Education and tips for a healthier future
Feb 14, 2024 | By: Scot FleshmanHeart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. With that singular statistic, it is vital that we focus on February as American Heart Month. This awareness month was “established by President Lyndon B. Johnson under Presidential Proclamation 3566 in December 1963.” With that in mind, we are using February to
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PenMet Parks’ new pricing policy generates debate
Feb 08, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichUnder the change that takes effect for spring programs, those outside PenMet boundaries must pay 20% more and wait a week to register.
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Senior sailor seeks to circle the globe — again
Feb 08, 2024 | By: Chapin DaySailor Jack van Ommen turns 87 on Feb. 28. A former resident, he lists Gig Harbor as his home port, although he hasn’t been around here much in recent years and probably won’t be here for his birthday. He’s sailed around the world in two 30-foot sailboats, finishing just after turning 80. He wants to
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